Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-10
THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings in she Senate n
Assembly.
ESPECIAL TO THE sESTINEL.l

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CARSON, Feb. 9.-Senate-A mes
sage was received from the Governor
approving Senate bill No. Is, Osburn's
State University bill.
Bills introduced-Senate bill No. 81,
defining the rights of applicants for
public lands. Referred.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 20,
asking for a report from certain State
officers. Adopted.
General fle-.Senate joint and con
current resolution No. IL, by Briggs,
| viticultural interests of the Pacific
Coast. Assembly amendments con-
Cured in and bill passed.
Assembly bill No. 43, by Spring
myer, establishing Arbor Day in this
| State. 1t is not to be a legal holiday
as far as the courts are concerned, but
| devoted to the planting of trees, vines,
shubbery, etc. Passed.
Senate bill No. ", by Sharon, to
| fix the number of employees OF the
Legislature and their pay. Laid on
| the table.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, by
Westerfield, to define and punish en-
| bezzlement. Ordered e~ngrossed.
Assembly bill No. 40, by Alt, to re-
| peal the Act providing for the govern
ment OF incorporated towns. Passed.
Assembly bill No. "a, by Farr, re-
lief for insolvent debtors and protec-
| ton OF creditors. Passed. .
Assembly bill! No. AZ, by Beebee'
| concerning District Attorneys. Passed.
Assembly memorial and joint reso-
luton No. IA, by Pierce, in behalf of
the live stock interest OF the State of
Nevada. Passed.
Assembly bill No. 40, by Powell, to
prohibit the selling or importation of
deceased animals. Passed.
A message was received from the
Governor approving Senate bill No.
%, to create a Board of State Capital
Commissioners and define its duties.
Senate bill No. 81, by Thoma, to
protect live stock from disease and to
prevent diseased stock from running
at large. Amendments adopted and
ordered engrossed.
The following bills were considered
INF Committee of the Whole: Senate
bill No. 20, to provide for meteorolo-
gical reports, contracting with c..
w. Friend of Carson for that purpose.
~Appropriates $500 for his reports for
the years 1885 and 1886; also appro-
PIRATES 5000 more to carry out the
provisions of this Act. Referred to
the Ways and Means Committee.
Senate bill No. II, to establish a
weather service station in this State.
Its passage recommended. Assembly
bill No. AZ, to create a Fish Commits
sioner, and Assembly bill No. 26, to
provide for the admission of State
orphans to the University. Recon-
mended that they do not pass. Re-
port of the committee adopted. SEN
ate bill No. A, by Nichols, to provide
for the appointment of guardians,
and define their duties. Assembly
amendments concurred in and the bill
passed. The joint committee of con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses an the amendments of
the Assembly to Senate joint concur
rent resolution No. IL, relative to
amending the State Constitution, re-
ported, recommending several amend
ments. After some little discussion
the report was laid on the table.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, to
further define and punish the crime of
| embezzlement. Passed.
Assembly bills introduced-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced and re-
spectively referred to the appropriate |
committees: Assembly bill No. ",
by Farr, to establish and maintain a
house of refuge, appropriating $50 1000
therefor.
Assembly bill No. 70, by Leermo,
authorizing the County Commission
ers to transfer certain surplus funds of
Storey county. Referred.
Assembly bill No. "a, by William
son, to encourage the mining and mill
ing of ore.
Assembly bill No. 70, by Drury, to
encourage the storage of water and
the reclamation of desert lands.
Senate bill No. 60, to prevent or
punish drunkenness in office.
General file-Senate bill No. As, to
encourage and promote the propaga-
ton of fish, and protect the same, was
defeated.
The report of the Conference Com
mittee on the Senate joint memorial
resolution No. II, was adopted as read,
and the resolution itself, which pro-
vides for the disfranchisement of poly
gamists and ~bigamists, by amendment
of the Constitution, was passed.
Senate bill No. IL, to provide for the